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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, August 27, 2020

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DAY 332 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/28/2020 04:00:04 AM
According to the database, there were no geologic events (floods, debris flows, outburst floods, etc) on this day.

THIS DAY'S DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD CLASS:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 60.07°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 43.28°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 51.67°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.467
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 94 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 28
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 546

DD32 is calculated as: DD32 = TMAX - 32
18-day Cumulative DD32 is the sum of DD32 for the last 18 days.
Precipitation at Paradise DAY 1: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.01 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.79 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.80 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 0 in
SWE DAY: 239
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 460.75 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.00 in

SWE Day, Calculated Snow Density, and Calculated SWE based on work by Sturm and others (2010)
If Tavg > 32°F, snow melt is factored in at: M (in) = a(Tavg - T32), where a is between 0.0766 - 0.1312 in * °F-1 * day-1 (Currently 0.1039) and T32 = 32°F. This method is from Westerstrom (1982) in Kustas and others (1994) and converted to US customary units.
Seasonal Variables DAYS SINCE JULY 11: 46

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 3
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 22.5

These are primarly for the Dry-weather debris flow hazard model, but calculated every day.
HSdry = (([D0 + D1 + D2] * D3) * D4) / D5
See model (right) to figure out how D0 - D5 are calculated.
Notes

UPDATE HISTORY AND MODEL OUTPUT NOTES:
You can also use this to see how the forecast changes over time. Note that "FORECAST" is the forecasted model whereas "OBSERVED" is the actual observed values for that day.
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D TYPE WY DOFWY DS0SP T_MAX T_MIN T_AVG SP P1 P3 P15 P18 PA PB DD32 DD32_18 SWE_DAY SNOW_P SWE T_MAX_PERC T_MAX_PERC_YRS D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 HS_DRY FCST_TYPE HAZ_CLASS
2020-08-28 04:00:04OBSERVATION20203324660.0699243.2800651.67499000.010.790.8FF28.06992546.06992239460.75487221801 00.466785379844894 23415222.5DRYL
2020-08-28 00:00:02FORECAST20203324651.6551.6551.6500.00130.01130.790.8013FF19.65537.65240461.2750347688100.180576785447389413415220DRYL
2020-08-27 12:04:41FORECAST20203324666.7451.6759.20500.00860.01860.790.8086FF34.74552.74240461.2750347688100.716994760134629443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-27 08:00:03FORECAST20203324666.8246.2456.5300.00750.01750.790.8075FF34.82552.82240461.2750347688100.719656378636069443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-27 04:00:04FORECAST20203324666.2247.4556.83500.00520.01520.790.8052FF34.22552.22240461.2750347688100.699405440774869443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-27 00:00:03FORECAST20203324666.5145.3255.91500.00880.00880.790.7988FF34.51537.51239460.7548722180100.709275834738269443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-26 20:00:02FORECAST20203324666.5145.3155.9100.00710.01710.790.8071FF34.51558.51239460.7548722180100.709275834738269443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-26 16:00:02FORECAST20203324666.3645.4755.91500.00260.01260.790.8026FF34.36558.36239460.7548722180100.704189347047819443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-26 12:00:02FORECAST20203324666.347.6956.995000.010.790.8FF34.3558.3239460.7548722180100.702143379320189443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-26 08:00:03FORECAST20203324666.3647.5356.945000.010.790.8FF34.36558.36239460.7548722180100.704189347047819443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-26 04:00:04FORECAST20203324666.1647.3356.745000.010.790.8FF34.16557.16239460.7548722180100.697344567762469433415225DRYL
2020-08-26 00:00:03FORECAST20203324666.4747.0556.7600.00090.01090.790.8009FF34.47549.47239460.7548722180100.707923438403859443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-25 20:00:03FORECAST20203324666.484756.7400.00140.01140.790.8014FF34.48565.48239460.7548722180100.708261811622779443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-25 16:00:03FORECAST20203324666.2547.2356.7400.00210.02210.790.8121FF34.25565.25239460.7548722180100.700433497988519443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-25 12:00:03FORECAST20203324665.9446.9956.46500.00190.01190.790.8019FF33.94565.94239460.7548722180100.689734530173469433415225DRYL
2020-08-25 08:00:02FORECAST20203324665.746.656.1500.00140.01140.790.8014FF33.7565.7239460.7548722180100.681339187276179433415225DRYL
2020-08-25 04:00:04FORECAST20203324665.5146.9156.2100.00070.01070.790.8007FF33.51565.51239460.7548722180100.674625988806919433415225DRYL
2020-08-25 00:00:03FORECAST20203324666.3947.2656.82500.00040.01040.790.8004FF34.39559.39239460.7548722180100.705209906519559443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-24 20:00:02FORECAST20203324666.4347.7557.0900.00310.01310.80.8131FF34.43569.43239460.7548722180100.706568124078979443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-24 16:00:04FORECAST20203324666.5647.8657.2100.0050.0050.80.805FF34.56573.56239460.7548722180100.710962204450879443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-24 11:50:54FORECAST20203324662.248.3255.2600.00030.00030.80.8003FF30.2570.2239460.7548722180100.550350863313439433415225DRYL
2020-08-24 08:00:03FORECAST20203324662.4847.855.1400.00050.00050.80.8005FF30.48570.48239460.7548722180100.56125010495789433415225DRYL
2020-08-24 04:00:06FORECAST20203324668.3847.9658.1700.00090.00090.80.8009FF36.38575.38239460.7548722180100.769004147216699443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 23:51:20FORECAST20203324667.9345.8256.87500.00140.00140.80.8014FF35.93585.93239460.7548722180100.755285657285289443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-23 20:00:03FORECAST20203324667.9345.656.76500.00060.00060.810.8106FF35.93581.93239460.7548722180100.755285657285289443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-23 15:58:11FORECAST20203324668.2445.5756.90500.00060.00060.810.8106FF36.24584.24239460.7548722180100.764782698193769443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 12:00:03FORECAST20203324669.9347.1458.53500.00190.00190.810.8119FF37.93582.93239460.7548722180100.812827879826579443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 08:00:03FORECAST20203324669.9447.1258.5300.00190.00190.80.8019FF37.94582.94239460.7548722180100.813092840867829443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 04:00:07FORECAST20203324670.3846.7758.57500.00190.00190.80.8019FF38.38586.38239460.7548722180100.824521060689349443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 00:00:03FORECAST20203324673.9348.5561.2400.00120.00120.790.7912FF41.93577.93239460.7548722180100.900243189199949453415160DRYH
2020-08-22 20:00:02FORECAST20203324673.8747.8460.85500.00120.00120.80.8012FF41.87596.87239460.7548722180100.89920168466659453415160DRYH
2020-08-22 16:00:03FORECAST20203324673.9247.2660.5900.00120.00120.80.8012FF41.92599.92239460.7548722180100.900070151428729453515165DRYH
2020-08-22 12:04:32FORECAST20203324674.4448.1961.31500.00180.00180.80.8018FF42.44595.44239460.7548722180100.908781121160619453415160DRYH
2020-08-22 08:00:05FORECAST20203324674.4548.1961.3200.00180.00180.810.8118FF42.45591.45239460.7548722180100.90894295661979453415160DRYH
2020-08-22 04:00:07FORECAST20203324673.1448.560.8200.00180.00180.810.8118FF41.14594.14239460.7548722180100.885892381548929453415160DRYH
2020-08-22 00:00:03FORECAST20203324675.4150.0162.710000.10.1FF43.41594.41239460.7548722180100.923509161911019453415160DRYH
2020-08-21 20:00:02FORECAST20203324675.4150.0262.7150000.420.42FF43.41604.41239460.7548722180100.923509161911019453515165DRYH
2020-08-21 15:51:47FORECAST20203324672.6848.8460.760000.410.41FF40.68599.68239460.7548722180100.87689006772819453515165DRYH
2020-08-21 12:00:04FORECAST20203324673.4548.556100.00120.00120.440.4412FF41.45596.45239460.7548722180100.891689251831999453415160DRYH
2020-08-21 08:00:04FORECAST20203324673.4648.5561.00500.00120.00120.460.4612FF41.46599.46239460.7548722180100.891872664107739453515165DRYH
2020-08-21 04:00:08FORECAST20203324672.1748.3760.2700.00080.00080.370.3708FF40.17601.17239460.7548722180100.866342218720549453515165DRYH
2020-08-21 00:04:30FORECAST20203324673.3848.0560.71500.0010.0010.40.401FF41.38593.38239460.7548722180100.890399114755039453415160DRYH
2020-08-20 20:00:04FORECAST20203324673.2448.4960.86500.00070.00070.480.4807FF41.24606.24239460.7548722180100.887785924723179453515165DRYH
2020-08-20 16:00:04FORECAST20203324675.5850.2762.92500.00070.00070.430.4307FF43.58608.58239460.7548722180100.925893341845269453515165DRYH
2020-08-20 12:00:05FORECAST20203324665.4749.6957.5800.00030.00030.60.6003FF33.47592.47239460.7548722180100.673205344576559433415225DRYL
2020-08-20 08:00:04FORECAST20203324650.9249.6950.30500.00030.00030.40.4003FF18.92578.92239460.7548722180100.162275335695949413415220DRYL
2020-08-20 04:00:08FORECAST20203324650.4249.5349.9750000.520.52FF18.42581.42239460.7548722180100.150460946936399413415220DRYL